Beginning the first Sunday after Easter, we’re embarking on a new series titled Lifeboat. This series is inspired by Mitch Albom’s novel The Stanger in the Lifeboat. Mitch Albom is the founder of SAY Detroit, a nonprofit that provides pathways to success for...
Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. John 19:16-22 Questions for Life Groups Read John 19:16-22. What comes to mind as you read this text? Who is guilty in this story? Read the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled The Governor. What are some...
The U.S. wields substantial economic and military power, and U.S. presidents are authorized to use this power to defend our nation and its constitution. Since taking office on January 20, the current president has signed over 100 Executive Orders, several of which...
Judas went off and spoke with the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard about how he could betray Jesus to them. Luke 22:3-6 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 22:3-6. What are some of the emotions that you feel when reading this text? Read the article...
The story of Judas Iscariot is heartbreaking. You likely recall that Judas betrayed Jesus by turning Him over to the authorities. He is the disciple everyone loves to hate. Why? Perhaps we worry that there may be too much Judas in us. What happened? Like the others,...
Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. Luke 4:20-23 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 4:16-30. Is this a familiar story? What do you suppose the people turned against Jesus? Read the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled The Neighbors. Who...
The Bible doesn’t tell us much about the village of Nazareth. Most of what we know comes from archeologists, who tell us that Nazareth was hardly a village at all. In Jesus's time, Nazareth was a collection of huts, two-room houses that often consisted of a cave in...
When Herod realized that the visitors from the East had tricked him, he was furious. Matthew 2:16-18 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 2:16-18. Is this a familiar story? What do you suppose Matthew included this story in his gospel? Read the article in this...
Tobi Raji and Michael E. Ruane reported in a Washington Post article that background information on black, Hispanic, Native American, and female veterans had been removed from the Arlington Cemetery website. Pentagon officials defended the deletion as part of an...
Jesus said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent…The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against Jesus and plotted how to destroy Him. Mark 3:1-6 Questions for Life...